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Allophylus africanus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID64400866dc131921634601
Scientific name Allophylus africanus
Authority P.Beauv.
First published in Fl. Oware 2: 54 (1818)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Ornitrophe tristachyos Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 188 (1827)
Schmidelia affinis Guill. & Perr. Fl. Seneg. Tent. : 121 (1831)
Schmidelia rehmanniana Szyszył. Polypet. Discifl. Rehmann. : 47 (1888)
Allophylus africanus f. acuminatus Robyns ex Hauman Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat 28: 100 1958
Allophylus africanus f. mawambensis (Gilg) Hauman Fl. Congo 9: 292 1960
Allophylus africanus f. senegalensis Radlk. Pflanzenr. IV, 165: 538 1932
Allophylus africanus f. subvelutinus Radlk. Pflanzenr. IV, 165: 538 1932
Allophylus cataractarum Baker f. J. Bot. 57: 189 (1919)
Allophylus goetzeanus Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 423 (1900)
Allophylus holubii Baker f. J. Bot. 57: 189 (1919)
Allophylus mawambensis Gilg Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 475 (1912)
Allophylus melanocarpus Radlk. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(5): 313 (1895)
Allophylus schweinfurthii Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 286 (1897)
Allophylus spragueanus Burtt Davy Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 280 (1921)
Allophylus subcoriaceus Baker f. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 136 (1905)
Allophylus timboensis Hua Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 3: 326 (1898)
Allophylus transvaalensis Burtt Davy Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1921: 280 (1921)
Azamara trifoliata Hochst. ex Baker Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 421 (1868)
Schmidelia leucocarpa Arn. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 152 (1840)
Schmidelia melanocarpa Arn. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 152 (1840)
Schmidelia africana (P.Beauv.) DC. Prodr. 1: 611 (1824)

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Language Common/alternative name
Afrikaans kieriebos
Afrikaans swartvalstaaibos
dag yo naazuwa
Hausa itacen baka

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Allophylus africanus var. griseotomentosus (Gilg) Verdc. Fl. Trop. E. Africa , Sapindac.: 82 (1998)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000526543
Tropicos 28600793
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781676-1
The Plant List kew-2629217
Open Tree Of Life 5233067
Observations.org 368710
NCBI Taxonomy 1194980
IUCN Red List 146217756
IPNI 781676-1
iNaturalist 506717
GBIF 7265050
EPPO AOLAF
EOL 5626355
Elurikkus 580183
USDA GRIN 2425

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Historical tree phenology data reveal the seasonal rhythms of the Congo Basin rainforest Kearsley E, Verbeeck H, Stoffelen P, Janssens SB, Yakusu EK, Kosmala M, De Mil T, Bauters M, Kitima ER, Ndiapo JM, Chuda AL, Richardson AD, Wingate L, Ilondea BA, Beeckman H, van den Bulcke J, Boeckx P, Hufkens K Plant Environ Interact 11-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10926959
doi:10.1002/pei3.10136
PMID:38476212
Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal tree species used in the treatment of diseases by forest-fringe communities of Southwestern Ghana Asigbaase M, Adusu D, Musah AA, Anaba L, Nsor CA, Abugre S, Derkyi M Heliyon 14-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10788458
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23645
PMID:38226220
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Allophylus africanus Stem Bark Extract Modulates the Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway in Human Stomach Cancer Cells Ribeiro V, Ferreres F, Oliveira A, Gomes NG, Gil-Izquierdo Á, Araújo L, Pereira D, Valentão P Life (Basel) 01-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9964695
doi:10.3390/life13020406
PMID:36836763
Wandering through southwestern Nigeria: An inventory of Yoruba useful angiosperm plants Ajao AA, Mukaila YO, Sabiu S Heliyon 25-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8733184
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08668
PMID:35024488
Antiplasmodial, antimalarial activities and toxicity of African medicinal plants: a systematic review of literature Tajbakhsh E, Kwenti TE, Kheyri P, Nezaratizade S, Lindsay DS, Khamesipour F Malar J 25-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8390284
doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03866-0
PMID:34433465
Lipoxygenase Inhibition by Plant Extracts Lončarić M, Strelec I, Moslavac T, Šubarić D, Pavić V, Molnar M Biomolecules 25-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7911790
doi:10.3390/biom11020152
PMID:33503885
Antimicrobial Importance of Medicinal Plants in Nigeria Ugboko HU, Nwinyi OC, Oranusi SU, Fatoki TH, Omonhinmin CA ScientificWorldJournal 22-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC7528132
doi:10.1155/2020/7059323
PMID:33029108
Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County Mutie FM, Rono PC, Kathambi V, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 12-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7464302
doi:10.3390/plants9081017
PMID:32806636
On the hunt for the alternate host of Hemileia vastatrix Koutouleas A, Jørgen Lyngs Jørgensen H, Jensen B, Lillesø JB, Junge A, Ræbild A Ecol Evol 23-Nov-2019
PMCID:PMC6912922
doi:10.1002/ece3.5755
PMID:31871671
Recent Trends in the Application of Chromatographic Techniques in the Analysis of Luteolin and Its Derivatives Juszczak AM, Zovko-Končić M, Tomczyk M Biomolecules 12-Nov-2019
PMCID:PMC6921003
doi:10.3390/biom9110731
PMID:31726801
A Critical Review of Phenolic Compounds Extracted from the Bark of Woody Vascular Plants and Their Potential Biological Activity Tanase C, Coșarcă S, Muntean DL Molecules 26-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6470986
doi:10.3390/molecules24061182
PMID:30917556
Determinants of Termite Assemblages’ Characteristics within Natural Habitats of a Sudano-Guinean Savanna (Comoe National Park, Côte d’Ivoire) Koné NA, Silué KS, Konaté S, Linsenmair KE Insects 10-Dec-2018
PMCID:PMC6316776
doi:10.3390/insects9040189
PMID:30544690
First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola Lautenschläger T, Monizi M, Pedro M, Mandombe JL, Bránquima MF, Heinze C, Neinhuis C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Jul-2018
PMCID:PMC6060550
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3
PMID:30045744
The symbolic efficacy of medicinal plants: practices, knowledge, and religious beliefs amongst the Nalu healers of Guinea-Bissau Frazão-Moreira A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Jun-2016
PMCID:PMC4912713
doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0095-x
PMID:27316468

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